Two Postpartum Blood Collection Devices: The Brass-V Drape and MaternaWell Tray—As Experienced by Birth Attendants and Birthing Women—A Questionnaire-Based Randomised Study by Jade Esau, Timothy Morris, Chris Muller, Christine Els, Liesl de Waard

“…The study was conducted at site B midwife obstetric unit in Khayelitsha Cape Town. Pregnant women presenting in early labour were approached for voluntary participation. …”
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Friction stir welding of similar and dissimilar Al and Cu lap joints: Effect of work piece material on conducive welding speed window, weld strength and hardness by Abdul Latif, Ghulam Hussain, Mohammed Alkahtani, Sarah Najm AlChallabi, Tauheed Shehbaz

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Modelling the Current and Future Pollutant Emission from Non-Road Machinery: A Case Study in Shanghai by Rui Chen, Xuerui Yang, Lei Xi, Huajun Zhen, Guangli Xiu

“…The proposed spatial characteristic analysis indicates that high emissions are particularly found in the northwestern part of Luojing Town near the Huangpu River. The total pollutant quantity emitted from in-plant machinery and harbor machinery is higher than other types and accounted for 46.5% and 46.9% of the total emissions of all non-road machinery, respectively. 73.3% of SO2 emission is from in-plant machinery and forklifts can be responsible for this situation (Guo et al., 2020). …”
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Future Changes in Winter‐Time Extratropical Cyclones Over South Africa From CORDEX‐CORE Simulations by Sandeep Chinta, C. Adam Schlosser, Xiang Gao, Kevin Hodges

“…Average rainfall associated with ETCs is projected to decrease across SA, especially around Cape Town, highlighting a potential shift in the spatial distribution of rainfall with substantial consequences for water supply. …”
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A Novel Myosin Essential Light Chain Mutation Causes Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy with Late Onset and Low Expressivity by Paal Skytt Andersen, Paula Louise Hedley, Stephen P. Page, Petros Syrris, Johanna Catharina Moolman-Smook, William John McKenna, Perry Mark Elliott, Michael Christiansen

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IN THE WAKE OF PUGACHEV’S REBELLION: EXPERIENCE IN ORAL HISTORY by N. V. Shevtsov

“…The decree of the senate ordered even rename the place, where the described events took place, for example, the Yaik river and Yaitsk town in order "to bring all that has happened to eternal oblivion." …”
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Disturbed: Doing deep transformative work – Reflections on social justice work in South African higher education by Bernadette Johnson

“…Spaces in which I have immersed myself include transformation at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) with multiple stakeholders, transformation engagement across the South African higher education system with academics, leaders, and managers and the most recent and perhaps most prominent has been my participation in the University of Cape Town (UCT) Panel which was appointed by its Council at the end of 2022 to investigate governance failures at the university as well as my facilitation engagements in transformation at Stellenbosch University since 2023. …”
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Opportunities for promoting open data in the Caribbean through biobanks by Sushant Saluja, Simon G. Anderson

“…It analyzes successful models such as the UK Biobank, the All of Us Research Program at the United States’ National Institutes of Health, and Human Heredity and Health in Africa (known as H3Africa), hosted at the University of Cape Town, pinpointing key lessons on data-sharing, ethical governance and infrastructure that could be applied to the Caribbean context. …”
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Internal Integrated Temperature Sensor for Lithium-Ion Batteries by Pengfei Yang, Kai Su, Shijie Weng, Jiang Han, Qian Zhang, Zhiqiang Li, Xiaoli Peng, Yong Xiang

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Lifestyle and Dietary Factors Associated with the Evolution of Cardiometabolic Risk over Four Years in West-African Adults: The Benin Study by Charles Sossa, Hélène Delisle, Victoire Agueh, Roger Sodjinou, Gervais Ntandou, Michel Makoutodé

“…Apparently healthy subjects (n=541) aged 25–60 years and randomly selected in the largest city, a small town, and rural areas were included in the four-year longitudinal study. …”
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The University and City Images for Migration of Nonresident Students: a Regional Case by G. F. Gabdrakhmanova

“…The analysis involves statistical data on the socio-economic situation in Russian regions that attract educational migrants, and the results of a survey of out-of-town students of Kazan Federal University.The study found that both the university and the city are equally important bases for educational strategies for the majority of applicants. …”
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Micro-mechanism analysis of Zhongchuan loess liquefaction disaster induced by Jishishan M6.2 earthquake in 2023 by Wang Yi, Wang Qian, Zhang Wuyu, Zhong Xiumei, Liu Fuqiang, Jia Shichao, Hu Xuefeng

“…On December 18, 2023, the M S 6.2 Jishishan earthquake triggered a large-scale liquefaction disaster of loess sites in Jintian and Caotan villages, Zhongchuan town, Minhe County, Haidong City, Qinghai Province. …”
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Analysis of anthropogenic transformation of the hydrographic network in the northern part of Lviv according to cartographic sources by Ye. Іvanov, O. Pylypovych

“…The study covered the northern part of Lviv, the town of Dublyany, the villages of Malekhiv, Velyki Hrybovychi, Zbyranka and Murovane. …”
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Cranial osteology and neuroanatomy of the late Permian reptile Milleropsis pricei and implications for early reptile evolution by Xavier A. Jenkins, Roger B. J. Benson, David P. Ford, Claire Browning, Vincent Fernandez, Elizabeth Griffiths, Jonah Choiniere, Brandon R. Peecook

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Implementing E-MOTIVE for detection and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage in South Africa by M Singata-Madliki, S Fawcus, N Moran, E Arends, E Muller, S Mandondo, G J Hofmeyr

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Effects of Programmatic Assessment in Clinical Reasoning Courses in General Practice by ZHAI Jiayi, LU Yuan, SHI Jianjun, YU Dehua

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The Construction of Identities in Space Inversion (the Case of Blagoveshensk and Chei-Che) by I. Y. Okunev, D. V. Basova, M. I. Tislenko

“…There is a case of the Chinese town Chei-Che which is more open towards a Russian influence as well as to a deeper integration with the Russian side. …”
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Quid du port romain estuarien de Barzan (Charente-Maritime) ? by Vivien Mathé, Laurence Tranoy, Marion Druez, François Lévêque, Vincent Miailhe, Frédéric Pouget

“…The antique town of Barzan is located on the southwestern margins of the civitas Santonum, near the right bank of the Gironde estuary. …”
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An in silico analysis of heart rate impact on wall shear stress hemodynamic parameters in aortic coarctation by Jie Wang, Emily Manchester, Alex Skillen, Malebogo Ngoepe, Bernard Keavney, Alistair Revell

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Advancing Slope Stability and Hydrological Solutions Through Biocementation: A Bibliometric Review by Armstrong Ighodalo Omoregie, Tariq Ouahbi, Fock-Kui Kan, Qurratu Aini Sirat, Hafsat Omolara Raheem, Adharsh Rajasekar

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